My Succes Life: Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy

This title I got at Yahoo news. It is an interesting site for me because I can learn and keep my body . But sometimes I saw there is really interesting so I decided to put it in my blog too. Like it said that :
A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity.

The first national estimate of its kind bolsters the argument that you can be hefty but still healthy, or at least healthier than has been believed.

The results also show that stereotypes about body size can be misleading, and that even "less voluptuous" people can have risk factors commonly associated with obesity, said study author MaryFran Sowers, a University of Michigan obesity researcher

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